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Father’s Day 2019
AUTHOR’S NOTE: What follows are 2 posts-from-the-past, The first, was written by my Son, Anthony, just a couple of months after I entered prison in 2010. The second was written by me, 3 years later. Anthony spent a couple of … Continue reading →
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: trusting God
April 1
TODAY IS… a good day to not be fooled. “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” … Continue reading
March 28
TODAY IS… the day to refuse to be discouraged. “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” James 1:2 NLT Great joy? How can we ever be expected to find joy in … Continue reading
March 16
TODAY IS… the ideal day to thank God for His gift of resilience. “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven!’” Matthew 18:22 NIV That answer was given by Jesus to Peter when he asked Jesus … Continue reading
February 24
TODAY IS… a good day to look forward. “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 KJV HIstory is full of stories of restoration and reconciliation. Many people have … Continue reading
February 4
TODAY IS… an excellent day to avoid complaining. “Do everything without complaining or arguing.” Philippians 2:14 NIV Cicero, the Roman statesman, once said, “A perverse and fretful disposition makes any state of life unhappy.” If we allow ourselves to be … Continue reading
January 31
TODAY IS… the perfect day to remember to be thankful in any circumstance. “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV Our initial response to Paul’s teaching may be … Continue reading
January 19
TODAY IS… the day to rejoice! “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 KJV Don’t feel like rejoicing today? All we need to change that feeling is a … Continue reading
January 16
TODAY IS… a good day to eliminate worry. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 NIV George Mueller was an author, a preacher, and … Continue reading
